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Brazil registers 18,578 new cases and 506 Covid deaths (October 1)

By RT Staff Reporters · October 1, 2021 · 1 min read

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil on Friday reported 506 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in the country to 597,255, the Health Ministry said.

There were also 18,578 new coronavirus cases, with the total number of infections in the country advancing to 21,445,651, the folder added.

The federal government still reports 415,753 Covid-19 patients in follow-up.

According to Statista, the leading German company specializing in market and consumer data, Brazil ranks sixth in Latin America for deaths per million in the last seven days. It is better positioned than Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. Worldwide, it ranks 37th.

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B3 · São Paulo
Oct 9, 2026 · 05:50

Ibovespa · benchmark

206,220.24
+0.94%

L 167,142day rangeH 168,310

+21.85% over 12 months

Market breadth · 15 names

47% advancing

7 ▲ advancing8 declining ▼

Currencies, rates & key inputs

USD / BRL

5.16

+0.01%

EUR / BRL

5.95

+1.01%

Selic rate

14.00%

·

Brent crude

88.88

-0.03%

Iron ore

161.91

·

Sector heatmap · average move today

Materials

+2.35%

SUZB3

Mining

+1.16%

VALE3, CSNA3, GGBR4

Industrials

+0.20%

WEGE3, RENT3

Financials

-0.10%

ITUB4, BBDC4, BBAS3, B3SA3

Energy

-0.12%

PETR4, PRIO3

Consumer Staples

-0.80%

ABEV3

Utilities

-1.38%

ENEV3

Consumer Disc.

-2.63%

AZZA3

Latin America scoreboard

IndexLastTodayStrength

IbovespaBrazil
206,220.24
+0.94%

S&P/BMV IPCMexico
64,986.91
+0.52%

S&P IPSAChile
11,024.22
+0.22%

S&P MERVALArgentina
2,832,472
+0.00%

MSCI COLCAPColombia
2,525.90
-0.36%

BVL S&P PerúPeru
60,766.81
-1.71%

Full instrument board

Instrument	Last	Change	YoY	Prev.	High	Low	Volume
IBOV	206,220.24	+0.94%	+21.85%	204,302.33	168,310	167,142	—
USD/BRL	5.16	+0.01%	-5.13%	5.16	5.18	5.14	—
SELIC	14.00%		—	—	—	—	—
PETR4	41.64	-0.05%	+35.19%	41.66	41.97	41.15	41,499,400
VALE3	72.97	+0.83%	+30.75%	72.37	73.54	72.66	17,658,000
ITUB4	38.60	-1.03%	+4.57%	39.00	39.34	38.39	29,487,800
BBDC4	16.85	+0.36%	+3.50%	16.79	16.90	16.67	19,416,900
BBAS3	19.37	+0.47%	+0.73%	19.28	19.44	19.16	11,069,200
B3SA3	14.26	-0.21%	+12.73%	14.29	14.47	14.11	33,037,800
ABEV3	14.89	-0.80%	+21.91%	15.01	15.07	14.81	16,453,100
WEGE3	47.59	+0.49%	+29.99%	47.36	48.08	47.36	3,364,600
PRIO3	59.14	-0.19%	+50.67%	59.25	59.81	58.74	3,325,600
SUZB3	41.33	+2.35%	-23.55%	40.38	41.48	40.35	3,914,900
RENT3	34.68	-0.09%	+0.84%	34.71	34.96	34.35	7,979,100
AZZA3	15.89	-2.63%	-53.76%	16.32	16.42	15.82	1,330,300
CSNA3	4.30	+0.47%	-42.65%	4.28	4.41	4.26	10,076,100
GGBR4	24.69	+2.19%	+51.38%	24.16	24.85	24.18	7,047,600
ENEV3	24.21	-1.38%	+70.49%	24.55	24.64	23.99	9,297,000

Largest moves today

AZZA3
15.89
-2.63%

SUZB3
41.33
+2.35%

GGBR4
24.69
+2.19%

ENEV3
24.21
-1.38%

ITUB4
38.60
-1.03%

IBOV
206,220.24
+0.94%

VALE3
72.97
+0.83%

ABEV3
14.89
-0.80%

The session read

The Ibovespa rose 0.94%, with breadth negative — 7 of 15 names higher. Materials led, while Consumer Disc. lagged.

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